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10 songs that feel like Body Paint

Matched to Body Paint by Arctic Monkeys on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Body Paint
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Body Paint
Arctic Monkeys
moderate 57/100 intensity 85 BPM
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Speak to Me — Depeche Mode moderate 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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The King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 — Neutral Milk Hotel moderate 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Two Hands — Big Thief moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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TELEKINESIS — Travis Scott moderate 83 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Die schöne Müllerin — Franz Schubert moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Arriving Somewhere but Not Here — Porcupine Tree moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Capacity — Big Thief intense 85 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Minstrel in the Gallery — Jethro Tull moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Walk on Water — Eminem moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Bukowski — Modest Mouse moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Body Paint is more than you want right now.

Tell Me Why by Neil Young
Tell Me Why — Neil Young safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 57.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Contain Multitudes by Bob Dylan
I Contain Multitudes — Bob Dylan safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Thinking About You by Norah Jones
Thinking About You — Norah Jones safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 57.

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Entering Heaven Alive — Jack White safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Love Is Selfish by Jack White
Love Is Selfish — Jack White safe 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 11/100.

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens
Tea for the Tillerman — Cat Stevens safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 15/100, versus the original's 57.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Body Paint” by Arctic Monkeys?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Speak to Me” by Depeche Mode, “The King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1” by Neutral Milk Hotel, “Two Hands” by Big Thief — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Body Paint” but calmer?

“Tell Me Why” by Neil Young, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Body Paint”?

It measures 57/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 85 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 76% of songs, calmer than the other 24%. Its intensity reading of 57/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 77% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus4/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2022 in context

The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity57
Dynamics67
Tempo25
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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